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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 4, 2020

862 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $165.03/cwt +13.38 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 413 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.35/cwt +3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $497/hd at 378 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $155.19/cwt +11.26 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 468 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 862 1,018 1,524
Feeder cattle 690 784 1,326
Slaughter cattle 172 234 198

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 271 5 180.00–200.00 $191.73 $520 +13.61
310–320 314 5 180.00–190.00 $185.92 $584 +12.74
355–365 359 9 167.00–177.00 $171.51 $616 +9.40
410–415 413 14 160.00–170.00 $165.03 $682 +13.38
450–485 468 12 150.00–160.00 $155.19 $726 +11.26
515–525 520 6 131.00–138.00 $134.47 $699 +2.14
560–580 567 3 126.00–132.00 $129.95 $737 +6.57
600–635 613 3 126.00–130.00 $127.96 $784 +5.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 275 3 165.00–175.00 $168.45 $463 —
310–325 318 6 170.00–177.00 $173.58 $552 +9.48
360–380 372 5 150.00–160.00 $156.13 $581 +4.03
405–425 417 5 145.00–155.00 $148.88 $621 +7.83
465–485 478 3 138.00–142.00 $139.30 $666 +6.37
515–535 525 2 125.00–128.00 $126.53 $664 +7.17
575–590 583 2 119.00–121.00 $119.99 $700 —
605–620 615 3 118.00–121.00 $118.98 $732 +4.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 6 155.00–165.00 $159.92 $504 +7.76
400–440 420 2 135.00–140.00 $137.38 $577 +7.01
460–470 467 3 125.00–130.00 $126.64 $591 +3.68

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 321 7 135.00–141.00 $138.31 $444 +5.26
365–390 378 12 127.00–136.00 $131.35 $497 +3.66
400–425 411 9 125.00–131.00 $128.24 $527 +8.88
450–470 460 10 120.00–128.00 $123.91 $570 +7.36
500–535 518 8 113.00–121.00 $117.14 $607 +7.22
565–580 570 3 110.00–117.00 $112.37 $641 +5.89
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 3 125.00–132.00 $129.69 $399 +2.42
365–390 376 7 120.00–125.00 $123.56 $465 +2.02
455–465 460 6 111.00–117.00 $114.03 $525 +4.36
500–535 518 2 105.00–109.00 $106.93 $554 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 325 3 118.00–122.00 $119.37 $388 +0.72
365–380 373 4 110.00–117.00 $113.43 $423 -0.55
405–430 418 2 110.00–114.00 $111.94 $468 +4.87

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–540 520 4 125.00–128.00 $126.56 $658 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1680 1136 80-85% 16 54.00–60.00 $56.01 $636 -0.45
1000–1265 1200 80-85% 12 61.00–64.00 $62.03 $744 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1130 1100 85-90% 3 47.00–51.00 $49.74 $547 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1555 1512 6 77.00–82.00 $78.71 $1,190 +11.45
1460–1720 1525 4 86.00–89.00 $86.85 $1,324 +19.59
1620–1660 1650 4 96.00–97.00 $96.25 $1,588 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.